The way to Jake Gyllenhaal's heart? Through his mother

April 27, 2015

Jake Gyllenhaal is one of the most eligible bachelors in
Hollywood, with women clamoring for a chance to date him. But in a
recent interview, the 34-year-old actor revealed the true way to his heart is through
his mother.

"I
always bring my dates to my mother's house for the first date," he said on
the
Ellen DeGeneres Show on Monday. "I think that's a good move." The
handsome star went on to say, "My mother believes she thinks arranged
marriages might be able to work. She thinks that if she picked for me, that I'd
do a lot better." In fact, Jake says that he would trust his mom if she
were to set him up with someone.

Jake says he trusts his mother's judgement when it comes to women Photo: Getty Images

The
star, who confirmed he is currently single, has dated some famous women
including
Taylor Swift, Reese Witherspoon and Kirsten Dunst, but most recently
split from model
Alyssa Miller, supposedly because of his intense preparation as a boxer
for the film
Southpaw. "Literally, I think he broke up with his girlfriend
because he was just in the gym every day," the film's director, Antoine
Fuqua,
told Deadline around the time of their split in December.

Jake most recently dated model Alyssa Miller Photo: Getty Images

"I
trained like five months,"
Jake said on the show.
"Four months really consistently like two times a day. So I made kind of
eight months in four months and really learned all the skills of boxing."

The star appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres Show on Monday Photo: Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.

The
Night Crawler star even showed off his athletic skills by jumping rope during
his appearance as
Ellen asked him questions for 30 seconds.